Smyrna times., 1887-01-12

to serve their State by acting as it
Treasurer, but it is impossible to tel
who will have the best backing and 81
scoop" in the coveted prize.
Charles +. Collins is announced al
the next Assistant Secretary of STATE
under the Biggs-Saulsbury embryo ad
ministratiOn. Mr.. Collins is very sue.
cessful as a server of milk on his route
but as Assistant Secretary of State we
think he would be at sea.
The Inaugural Ball has finally been
announced to take place in the hall OF
the House on the evening of the 18th.
Any respectable person desiring to can
dance on this occasion without charge,
and it is this that has caused the an
nouncement to appear at so late day.
Some of the Goldfish aristocrats desired
to have it more select, as they felt it
would be disgrace to mingle with the
common people of the town, but we are
glad to say some persons more sensible
than the aristOcrats have had a say in
the matter.
TOWN NEWS.
The session of the Teachers Insti-
tute of this county, held in Court House
Hall last week, was very interesting as
well as instructive to the teachers
present. Some very able professors
and scholars were presentand delivered
addresses on different subjects of study.
which were afterwards discussed. About
lis teachers were present, the best at
tendance since the organization of the
Institute.
The Court of Errors and Appeals was
in session last week and has been so far
this week. Nothing has been trans
acted that could be understood by anv
one except the litigants. A compare
lively young lawyer of Wilmington.
Bradford by name, made one of the
best arguments before this Court ever
heard in Delaware. Senator GRAY has
been present at the session on private
business, to the neglect of his public
business.
NEWS NOTES.
Chas. e. Butler, living near town.
had what might have been a serious
runaway yesterday afternoon. His
morse, attached to II cutter, got fright
ehed on Lockerman street, and ran
down the pavement on the right side
OF the street and dashed down State
street on the pavement to the tanyard
where he was stopped. 1t seems wor-
ueriul that nobody was hurt, but had
II been noon, when the streets are
crowded with workpeople going to and
IRON dinner, there would have been
serious injuries caused.
All the ice houses around town have
Deen hlled the past week with fine
6-inch ice
The members Of the 5th and 9Th Del
aware Regiments are comgratulating
themselves that they were notas badly
SOLD as some members in other towns
were.
Wesley Webb, editor Of our agricul-
tural journal, will be married to Miss
Mary A. Crouch tomorrow evening, at
the home of the brides mother, on
Lockerman street
There was buried at Camden lat
week an old man well favored With III,
good things of this world, who has a
son more favored with the above COM
moditIes, who, while living in the same
town, did not attend the funeral. and
1t Is this that makes some persons think
there is place provided for such
people, where winter ulsters are never
worn.
The snow of Sunday night made |
state street splendid course for trot-
ting. Our best horse flesh is seen on it
every afternoon strung out behind ].
Frank Allee's trotter.
Dover is greatly in need of photog.
rapher at present. Our last one left for
parts unknown before an aggrieved
husband could demand satisfaction of
llm' JULIEN.